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Flying With Gems: AirZim Receives First Airbus Jet
Air Zimbabwe today received the first of three Airbus jets acquired from the French aircraft giant through a controversial deal that opposition partners in the Zimbabwe government have sought to…
Thailand: South African Woman Found With Coccaine in Her Dreadlocks
Nolubabalo Nobanda did not fit the police’s profile of a drug mule. She matriculated from one of South Africa’s top girl’s schools before heading to Wits University.…
US$4 Million Getaway for the Obamas
Barack Obama’s annual vacation in Hawaii this year is likely to be his most expensive ever - and the majority of it is being funded by the taxpayer. …
Zimbabwe: New Diamond Find Raises Stakes, Prospects
Gillian Sithole, mine manager at Mbada Diamonds, one of the firms mining in the area, said government has discovered a further 53 000 hectares of diamond deposits. …
Uganda: Corruption Worsens, With Little Action from Government
Kale Kayihura, the Inspector General of Police, the head of the most corrupt institution in Uganda, is a lucky man. President Yoweri Museveni keeps praising him even when two reports…
Ugandan Journalist Assassinated in Rwanda: Probe Deepens
The Rwandan State House’s Counter Intelligence has picked up the investigation into the killing of top journalist Charles Ingabire. According to a well-placed army officer, it’s feared Ingabire was killed in…
Energy Giants Tullow Oil, Eni S.p.A Accused of Trying to Bribe Ugandan Ministers in Oil Deal
Hussein Bogere & Moses Talemwa - The Ugandan parliament’s ad hoc committee yesterday heard that Eni and Tullow Oil tried to influence the process of acquiring oil deals in Uganda…
UN Reports Marked Increase in Access to Antiretroviral Therapy Despite Financial Crisis
Tawanda Kanhema - Despite the crippling financial crisis affecting most governments across the globe, the number of people with access to much needed antiretroviral drugs has increased significantly to nearly…
King’s 12th wife thrown out of royal household
Daniel Howden - The twelfth wife of King Mswati III has accused Africa's last absolute monarch of throwing her out of Swaziland's royal household after imprisoning her for a year…
Congo Loses Billions in Asset Sales: British MP
A British lawmaker has accused the Democratic Republic of Congo’s government of selling off some of the country’s mining assets for an estimated $5.5-billion (U.S.) below the market value, largely…
To Libya, Missouri Sends B2 Bombers… and Lawyers
As the Gaddafi regime teetered on the brink of collapse, against an uprising that saw bands of rebels backed by "Spirit of Pennsylvania" B2 Bomber air strikes from Whiteman…
Guide to U.S. Campaign Finance: ProPublica
Super-PACs and Dark Money: ProPublica’s Guide to the New World of Campaign Finance by Kim Barker and Marian Wang ProPublica, July 11, 2011, 1:38 p.m. The nation is gearing up…
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September 11 Commemorative Air Show, Kirksville MO.
Aerostars 3 Ship YAK 52TW Formation Aerobatic Team at the Kirksville Air Show, 9-11-2011 – Photos Tawanda Kanhema